Each solution tries to pull your data and process architecture in their direction, which has direct impact on your operational efficiency and business model. You need an architecture that will work with your unique business model and processes. Independent ERP consultants like ElevatIQ can help design this architecture without being biased toward one system such as ERP or E-commerce.
Digital transformation looks easy on paper, but it's much harder to execute. Each minor ad-hoc need that needs to be customized could potentially cost millions of dollars. It could also be a cause of system failure. The digital transformation initiatives require careful analysis of each need, standardizing them to the out-of-the-box process flows, and carefully selecting each system with the highest return and least financial risks. ElevatIQ can help save these disasters.
Cheaper deals on their face may turn out to be the most expensive because Software contracts have a lot of moving pieces. It requires deep subject matter expertise in several cross-functional areas. Independent ERP Consultants such as ElevatIQ have previous quotes from 200+ ERP vendors from the market. They can compare and identify the red flags before it's too late.
Let's face it. Unfortunately, whatever goes in the ERP system remains the most secret IP of your business. Sometimes, this secret might not be well-documented and might only be supported by developers who originally wrote it. They might also not share the code with external developers to support it. We ensure there is no tight coupling to any specific software and ensure the financial sustainability of the organization.
The legacy processes, systems, and data are the major cause of overengineering of new systems and architecture. The new systems won't help with financial or operational efficiency unless you streamline your legacy processes and data. It requires careful analysis of each process. It also requires performing a change and fit-gap analysis that helps teams visualize the as-is and to-be and why the change is necessary to gain financial efficiencies and remove operational bottlenecks.
Replacing your ERP or any other systems in your architecture is not always the solution for all of your system or performance issues. You may have superior financial return and less disruption by better integrating your existing systems or simply optimizing data and processes inside. These decisions are very complex and have implications for every aspect of your business. Independent ElevatIQ consultants such as ElevatIQ can help mitigate such risks.
Sam and his ElevatIQ team are phenomenal! They bring so much more than ERP Integration to the table. Their business knowledge is top-notch, and they are always happy to offer unique solutions to any problem. Don’t wait to give them a call. You won’t be sorry!!!
Unlike 80% of the independent ERP consultants who believe that they can save ERP implementation through a checklist or a database, we don’t believe so. The success of an ERP implementation requires careful analysis of transactions and data models aligned with the business model. ElevatIQ doesn’t walk away after the selection. We remain deeply involved throughout the process and often act as the backup CIO or CIO advisor for most of our clients.
Building a vendor-agnostic architecture requires you to draw the data flows between different entities, departments, processes, and systems. It also requires you to identify the source of truth for each shared dataset. Finally, you need to design master data governance process flows and how you will maintain the integrity of architecture through the process and data controls. There are very few firms like ElevatIQ that have deep expertise in building enterprise architecture that scales.
ERP has never been the solution to all problems. And it will never be. A company needs to use 5-10 other applications in conjunction with an ERP. Unlike most independent ERP consultants, our consultants have expertise in multiple systems, including HCM, CRM, E-commerce, WMS, and TMS. ElevatIQ has expertise in selecting the right systems for the right job and creating a vendor-agnostic multi-system architecture.
While there are similarities between businesses and industries, it’s the differences that make or break digital transformation initiatives. These differences could include product model, estimation strategies, or customer hierarchies. Unlike most independent ERP consultants who tend to be generalists, ElevatIQ has deep micro-vertical expertise in specific industries and deeply understands the nuances of these industries.
Unless you have hands-on experience implementing most ERP systems in the market, they all appear alike. And these nuances are what make ERP implementation so challenging. ElevatIQ’s consultants have hands-on experience implementing most leading ERP systems in the market. And this expertise helps ElevatIQ to have a higher success rate with ERP implementation projects through the deeper alignment of business models with solutions.
When it comes to business model transformation initiatives such as buy-online-pickup-in-store, omnichannel experience, and cross-border financial and operational synergies, just an ERP system is never enough. You need a solution architecture along with the process and organizational alignment that play a crucial role in the success of these initiatives. With its deep expertise in enterprise-grade systems and architectures, ElevatIQ is uniquely positioned to help with your next business model transformation initiatives.
When it comes to expertise and delivering results within Digital Transformation or ERP projects, Sam Gupta is the absolute best. Sam performs detailed research, has an amazing background in technology, and works tirelessly for the community and his clients. My strongest A++ recommending Sam.
This is a common issue for most organizations. Each team has its perception of its needs, and cross-functional maturity doesn’t exist to define the process state. ElevatIQ has deep subject matter expertise in most functional areas, including accounting, operations, and marketing, and can speak their language. This expertise helps ElevatIQ build consensus and organizational alignment in a technology-agnostic manner.
When you might have significant operational and financial challenges such as late deliveries or inventory issues, you might feel that the problems could be because of the outdated systems. But updating systems might not have any net effect on your performance. ElevatIQ can help you with the core challenges that your businesses might have in identifying the legacy processes or data that may be the cause of some of these issues.
As companies plan to build the process and system architecture for the next phase of their growth, they often don’t have enough visibility into their current processes. ElevatIQ helps these companies visualize their current processes, realign them to the new desired state, streamline legacy processes, and map with new systems and architecture designed to support the transaction volume and process complexity of the new inflection point.
It’s very common to see the project may be over budget than originally planned. Or you might feel that the implementation might never produce the business results aligned to your expectations. Rather than sinking money without any clear roadmap for success, get advice from ElevatIQ and let them help you find the root cause and appropriate strategy based on your commitments and contractual obligations.
While your executives may have implemented several systems in the past, they don’t live and breathe the enterprise software space on a daily basis. With so much experience under our belt, even Independent ERP consultants like ElevatIQ will get surprise bills from ERP vendors as these vendors are changing their products and licensing on a daily basis. ElevatIQ can help reduce the risk of these financial surprises greatly.
If you feel that the vendor did not perform the due diligence before selling you expensive software that wasn’t designed to work for your business, you might be able to recoup some of this money by pursuing legal strategies. ElevatIQ can act as the expert witness and perform an assessment if the legal path may be worth your time and efforts. Don’t keep wasting your money on a failed implementation, and let ElevatIQ be your expert witness.
Our assessment starts with a deeper dive into the current state of your processes, data, systems, pain points, and goals. We use secondary and primary methods to provide an initial roadmap of recommended changes to meet your business goals.
We have internal capabilities to support the implementation of most major ERP systems. We also help integrate Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento, Amazon, POS, or ERP systems (SAP, NetSuite, Sage).
These services are applicable in the pre-selection phase to avoid ERP implementation and adoption risks. The goal of these services is to identify your legacy processes and datasets that need to be re-engineered before identifying technologies for your business.
If you don't have an internal CIO, we can act as the interim CIO and advise on most systems and processes. In addition, if you need our help as the expert witness or in an M&A transaction to assess the potential of business technology, we can help.
These services help identify the suitable systems for your enterprise architecture, uncover technical and financial risks deeply embedded in your contracts, and manage change for your organization.
70% of the ERP projects don't deliver business results. And some cause significant disruptions to the business. If you need help recovering the project by analyzing the current implementation and taking interim steps to prevent damages or pivoting strategy, we can help.